Job Description

Office of the Children’s Guardian

• Exciting
  opportunity to lead the Internal Review team at OCG!
• Join
  a supportive and collaborative team culture with learning &
  development opportunities and access to health & wellbeing
  programs.
• One
  full-time, temporary role opportunity until June 2027.
• Located
  at Strawberry Hills with hybrid / flexible working arrangements.
• Clerk
  Grade 11/12- $154,231 - $178,369 (plus employer's contribution to
  superannuation and annual leave loading).

About the Office of Children’s Guardian

The Office of the Children’s Guardian (OCG) upholds NSW children and young people’s right to be safe by overseeing, regulating and monitoring organisations and individuals that provide services to children. We are guided by our values of integrity, trust, service, accountability, respect and empathy.

To find out more about the Office of the Children’s Guardian, visit our website.

About the role

The Manager, Internal Review will lead and manage a team
delivering complex internal reviews and assessments ensuring high quality,
timely and consistent outcomes that safeguard children and people with a
disability. The role will lead significant and sensitive matters, including decisions to
confirm or set aside outcomes, and implement systems and controls that support
consistent, evidence-based decision making.

The Manager will identify
trends and emerging issues to inform continuous improvement, strengthen
compliance and promote best practice whilst building team capability through
coaching and development.

We are seeking a motivated and resilient person to:

• Lead and manage team workload, workflow and performance, providing coaching, mentoring and guidance to build capability and ensure high-quality, consistent outcomes.
• Represent the OCG in stakeholder forums and exercise delegated authority as required, supporting effective communication, compliance and service delivery outcomes.
• Maintain independence and impartiality in decision-making, ensuring integrity and objectivity of the review function, while adhering to governance, privacy, security and record-keeping requirements.
• Apply sound knowledge of legislation, policy and administrative law principles to ensure lawful, consistent, transparent and procedurally fair decisions.

Key knowledge and experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of, or the ability to quickly acquire, the NSW child protection and/or disability sectors within an administrative law context.
• Proven experience in evidence-based, administrative decision-making environments, including interpreting and applying complex legislation, policy and frameworks.
• Advanced analytical skills, with the ability to review and synthesise complex or sensitive information from multiple sources to support fair, consistent and defensible decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear, objective reports and engage effectively with diverse stakeholders at all levels.

Essential Requirements

• Tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience in law, public administration, policy, social work, psychology or another relevant discipline.
• All roles associated with the Office of the Children's Guardian are required to have a current NSW Working with Children Check.
• Employment at the Office of the Children’s Guardian is subject to the satisfactory completion of security and vetting checks.

For further information about the role, please view the

Our commitment to Diversity

We welcome and encourage applications from people across our diverse community, especially from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.

The OCG encourages applications from people with disability and will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment processes and in the workplace.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact the OCG People and Culture team on (02) 8219 3661 or OCG.HR@ocg.nsw.gov.au and advise of your preferred method of communication.

How to apply

When applying you will need to attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) which also addresses the two targeted questions below and an up-to-date resume (maximum 4 pages) in either Word or PDF format.

We are looking for you to demonstrate your competence in the focus capabilities as outlined in the role description, so please develop your response with this in mind.

Targeted questions

1. Describe
   how your skills and experience align with the Manager, Internal Review role.

2. Outline your interest in the role.

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

We encourage you to please call or email our contact Bianca Dufty via Bianca.Dufty@ocg.nsw.gov.au to discuss the role.

Applications closing date: Monday, 13 July 2026 at 10:00am

A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.